NGC 6920

Galaxy Fair (31/100)

Lenticular

NGC 6920 Galaxy Octans (Oct) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude —

Angular Size 2.3′ × 1.9′

Position Angle 132°

Distance 122.62 million ly

Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)

Description

pB, cS, R, psmbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 43m 54.0s

Dec -80° 00' 00.0"

Constellation Octans (Oct)

Catalog NGC 6920

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6920 · 2.3′×1.9′ · N up, E left

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